Ubuntu
pulseaudio package

  1. Bug #207135
  2. Comment #48

Comment 48 for bug 207135

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Andraz (andraz-tori) wrote :

Using skype, pulseaudio goes to 15-18% . Why o why?

Machine: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU L7100 @ 1.20GHz
Ubuntu: Karmic Koala

What is pulseaudio doing?

Skype needs the same CPU time for encoding _and_ decoding the sound while pulseaudio should just be passing it through to the sound card. This makes no sense.